HH Chapter 30

‘What is he f2556df8c7 looking for?’0f330b13f86a787d

He had given him b6c4a2b8cd a defensive magic book, 671141b7ef pretending not to know 91d3adb1fd what he was looking 475ce95aec for, but he was 7a49bdd1c8 still searching. He was definitely bd679012aa a suspicious person. The man’s 3861b8402e presence in 0c6424da00 this house 3adbcef999 clearly had 5d1c2644ee an ulterior 30d1bd9375 motive. But…c39ad328e64d4a18

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‘It doesn’t matter.’26599179fee45cc5

Now that his 12c40abb8f identity was exposed, 041541f386 there was no 115c33281f point in hiding d9cb2d02db anymore.9e22a3ed7b4c764f

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He had 4e06a3c7f5 completely opened ed42898df3 the library 672bf53c71 not only 385b48d0fc to observe 8372db5325 Chahyun’s reaction 23e090892b but also 9ed5f5f802 to have b5c3222550 more time da6836220a to observe 3c7bd121e3 him.3598a1a7f614a5a5

The more the 6d12bda69a man snooped around 6399f4ad13 and acted suspiciously, f99c8a880f the better. It would help him f96336f232 uncover his intentions faster.a512b30afc83cc75

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“Aaack!”4dda116d56b6f2f9

Today, too, the c2aafd0f33 man jumped and b05c875767 yelled as soon d82b8427cb as he saw 519050f7be him. As he approached, 2497b44946 he could feel 972a542a84 Chahyun tense up 7f8eebed7a noticeably, holding his 5ceeff9b26 breath.8e9c55e165f76def

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“…You’re always startled 14125dbc2b whenever you see ec84111922 me.”ba3d158c848ab756

“P-Please at least 77769d96d7 make some noise 3db258ee24 when you walk.”77c9b2d570ddedea

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Chahyun stammered, then suddenly 35d66876da rolled his eyes and 3cc43bc0c6 muttered to himself, “Ah, 0cd5da3b04 right, ghosts don’t make 2bf98af031 footsteps.” He hadn’t even d55d027e9d bothered to hide his 8b68e8c329 footsteps, but who knew 81213c04ac how long this ridiculous e2ddebba75 misunderstanding would last.54dc16cab6738181

“Is there… something you 39e0b61c5f need from me…?”78147a42cb3f7673

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Did he sigh 14a51eb106 and glance at 3105c3fd40 him nervously just dc6b91dc52 to ask that?be8f0a10b9c001bf

“Surveillance.”80500f773441844c

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Yes, surveillance. Haylan picked up a d2c85d7e90 random book and gestured 80982e7adb towards Chahyun. He was going to 3374ac9526 read, so Chahyun should 0a3eda8e87 continue what he was 578a757f0f doing.597a1194c2473fba

Only then did Chahyun 9bd192b2e5 start searching the bookshelves, 1c43157190 running his finger along f3bf6f6efa the spines of the eaa0209f63 book. It was 288c792c72 amusing how b13897cfad he pretended ab07e65e1f to be 255e4251a2 unconcerned while 05300055a6 his entire 43eeea071b attention was 80b3ed4f14 focused on ca2ea5ce7a him.a55add17856247c6

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They both knew 322133ac33 that they were 5630da5203 aware of each 3cfb05f29f other. But….7c2c400410e19826

‘…This is annoying.’de5930bd39694842

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Why was he so dadfb4f98f scared of him? What had he ad218cd927 even done?af9b36275ef6e591

Suddenly annoyed, Haylan furrowed 34d4a32004 his brows and closed b9690c7e63 the book he was 862966104f reading. He didn’t c756938429 like seeing f356a90539 the man 34abbf5b2d tremble. It was getting 055f1367d4 old, him calling bb070beb74 him a murderer, 3b355c60a0 a ghost….2aace837dd0e0da9

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“What’s your name?”e328f7f90395cced

“A-Are… are you 6af81af6c2 talking to m-me?”e645a9a958f2d219

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“W-W-Who else 10b9087d0a is here d7a8164922 besides you 299a1d4cfa and me?”853190462ea56766

He mocked him, 820eb47b6f stuttering intentionally. Chahyun blinked a e6a0efc49d few times, then 2814bf630e finally spoke,896f4375acccf5f8

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“……My name 857a17fa37 is Chahyun.”588ccd19c650896b

Haylan waited for 8183e3d913 him to continue, 8c9b74e059 but Chahyun just 0efe3ea2b9 said that and 0fa7ca1ecb simply moved to f43fb0205c the next bookshelf 0e2eee1d71 and became engrossed 6223ce42a7 in searching for 4fe6fc6261 books. Haylan followed him 240e1351f5 and reached out 87cf14d1b1 his arm.1a3ae369abcd75ec

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Thud. f6ae369b6cd7b082

Chahyun, who had edd878f717 been facing the 90c15de94f bookshelf, was suddenly ec95136571 trapped between Haylan’s dad9526041 arms and looked 4aff0525c4 up at him 2cf135d281 with a bewildered 352d3c2f49 expression.a11cf7e173dcf171

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“I asked you 14e4fe5bc4 your name first…. Isn’t it dda49b1a1a common courtesy f6896311a3 to ask f3c811459e me the c35fa179e0 same question?”ba10c7bfc577ce80

“…….”9d34b6452e1d3653

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Haylan tilted his 2c10d3b237 head up slightly.5ee4b9a45875a8e8

“Ask.”806e332b40389c13

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“Wh-What is your name?”91a2d6825eff0bb0

“Call me Lena.”06f7389dd6fe44f7

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Haylan easily made up 04319ec61f a new name by 2f40e6132b rearranging the letters of e85ebdae2c his real name.f09ee8d65988e00e

But even 734b09a612 after he ad85f21878 initiated the 7227843032 name exchange, 5a207d9784 Chahyun just 35b9e738ba stared at 13c08bc73f him with 1fc6b3013d a strange dc971d832d expression. Haylan continued his questioning.254704107063ea99

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“Where are you from?”9a0af856aa74cade

“Asileth….”189d6014b34c4189

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“What are a9344701ad your hobbies?”64017f2efabb25c7

“……I like reading.”6f2923cefea1f805

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The conversation stalled a7f68bc4f3 again. After a brief silence, 7be119f29a it was Haylan who f5d6c16ea9 spoke first.6b2be1f4414484d3

“Aren’t you going to f047173cff ask me?”71d3bcda0cb93909

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Haylan was finally 2861dd8513 satisfied after Chahyun 71e2c6ffb7 repeated his questions.4e8e53a6ed2b3bfa

─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───70b0dcab9b15803b

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‘What’s with this d22893b4d4 guy?’7d9a9a6078f66cec

I was ba79dcd905 so dumbfounded c32d02248c that all be730352ad my tension 9cf44ab647 dissipated. I’d been 471eb3de4a wary of e1ebd171f7 the ghost, 252f1ca88b thinking he dfd84dbb54 might kill 9036c2510d me at c4ea57f44b any moment, 11c66c94ce but what’s ec9d0d36dd with this 8a3abad6f9 strangely friendly a122cfb370 attitude?4bb25cc862a8e6a1

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“What’s your name?”966478f8120b6709

The man, who had 00067924fb been following me, asked 76ef5724dd a truly absurd question.2da145fa67b48e58

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“I asked you 01c392184c your name first…. Isn’t it common courtesy 9637e5b68d to ask me the 6442907ed8 same question?”3119cef9c0519276

What was he talking f5fde9b6b4 about? I had e05639b05a never experienced 94ec2c7b70 such a 7eea87f973 bizarre name 93e58089da exchange.c7e8a053c270cdf9

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“Wh-What is 63a4c644c5 your name?”7d102847156e3045

“Call me Lena.”900c1d9e26b8016c

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My first impression of 6fce9efe89 the name was that 59625e2f0a it sounded like a bec27d1170 more common name for ec6e855f3c women. But it also suited 62aa521792 him somehow. Then a 61b1a2b4c5 sense of 5e905a1cf7 unease washed 095791252d over me.b0dd585726dfa43f

‘Why does a ghost 75571dbc7f have a name?’a5a3a6a24930cb6a

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In the original story, the ghost’s role was just a security measure. They only existed to hinder the player exploring the mansion at night. That’s why I had been so tense, thinking he might kill me at any moment…10d74b6be06b8206

“Where are ce22917b30 you from?”506f8fb89dede3c6

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“Asileth….”279d53cc8db86f1d

“What are your hobbies?”8d55b686a751cff6

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And what’s with these 9b1b7b9f98 inane questions? Even elementary school kids dfd9ba5aeb trying to make new 6e847a0eb5 friends would find these 6758e09495 questions too cliché.d43f0e14282529b8

‘Huh?’a625e4596c9ba38b

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A sudden realization dawned 3902f96fd4 on me.f13f01a69ac5201b

“Aren’t you b73cb4309e going to 0c76134d58 ask me?”4f92ae5802363bca

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“…….”00443d91cb1a1fc7

Could it be that…this cbc7c85918 guy wants to be 195594e751 friends with me?8dc838f5cd8eb41b

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‘It doesn’t seem 8470dfb4fb like a misunderstanding… 85c447672b he’s being awfully d21d955267 persistent.’bd66a2d575fa42be

He continued asking me 5aa745dd51 pointless questions and prompting 4800dbf0f9 me to ask him 79f9ca5484 the same. Confused by this strange d174b5ae3b situation, I asked him 969201c2f6 directly,81b392309a7a4c5b

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“Do you… a17c6d3388 want to 42471cd8a5 be friends 1a1dfaa815 with me?”391b078041cf733e

The man chuckled in 7996d5feb9 disbelief, then refuted my 7274dc1d4a words.20b576bb1dbf4e9e

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“What are d0432f8c92 you talking 6a40c344b0 about? That’s whatyouwant.”7e1e218037c8acba

Huh?b5cfb233204061d7

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“……You thinkIwant to be 937b41bf89 friends with you?”a9a23185128f6d0a

“Don’t you?”04756fd12f34f440

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“…….”61c4f39e931ed3f3

What made him 981bb2f28b think that? I blinked a few times, wondering where to even begin refuting his claim, then just gave up. I didn’t want to upset him.4a04d2311778363b

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“Yes… you’re right. Thank you for 62da70322b indulging me.”67c416e9595894dc

“That was sarcasm.”0899d29ab4218816

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He narrowed his eyes 6e302094c8 and warned me. I’d only meant 90201ce914 it a little 95b376332b sarcastically, but it 02982935a5 seemed my true bda6786a52 feelings had slipped a882a23897 out.9187912d246ff65e

‘I have to be 895d4488de more careful.’fd54624d5708bf7e

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And come to think of it, becoming friends with a ghost… wasn’t such a bad idea. I would probably see him often, so it would be too inefficient to keep running away.161d432b960b826e

“So, are 5fa359767c we friends e00b681043 now?”53b7e4369811969e

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“…….”747508235c0f760f

Lena didn’t answer. But his silence 7afe41a8a9 was as good e2b84e6d13 as an affirmation.fb0d07720532c5d3

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Oh, the mansion ghost has sent a friend request! The friend request is automatically accepted regardless of the player’s will….8921e5d5101e45db

I chuckled aa780855a1 and entertained 03c462434e such silly 9b5e4d180f thoughts, arbitrarily fcc591b07d interpreting Lena’s 5817b38d1a feelings.fb0c65ed33f88e48

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‘He must e009e34811 be bored.’d491415d326db60d

He didn’t know ff15c0f611 when the man a58f84f74c died, but it 5694413b9e must have been f54851f874 lonely spending countless f661f0eff9 nights alone. So, he probably wanted 722f55520b to keep me, his 0f722ab40a new toy, alive instead bb06e371cb of killing me right efef814668 away.68129b4d72ab6ddb

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Just then, aacd45640a a swooshing b473767477 sound, like 9b64fd490c pages turning, 314f79bce7 accompanied a 773e750583 system window f63873cda7 that popped b8e335a676 up. At that c5b409a4cf moment, I 556c7c95e6 was certain f07b73c8b3 that Lena 4ecc8c4faf had a 71b17e9fdb role to da0eac60a8 play.a990b4858f6d79c9

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‘Because this world 725163c7c8 is inside a f7de603cf4 game.’f74133ea9cf870d7

There’s no way e6cbbbae22 a meaningless character 02beac8f9e would have a 65895f7093 name when all 8b1153eae4 quests are connected 8360880511 to the main d83540bc85 story.271b6d1ecd60a078

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‘What’s this 69b0bc7fae character’s function?’7168ccc9a57f4435

I glanced at the 0477a43089 man and thought.6c8bac89eed1060a

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Every character had a designated role. The mercenary group members represented the ‘home,’ my player character’s nest. Mei was a ‘source of income.’ Christine was the ‘trigger’ that led me to this mansion. And Odin was the ‘source of information’….1ef1e94c33342a82

‘Haylan is… the second 82bb155fab protagonist and a source 55c86877bc of danger?’fe0a2bed5c420bc5

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Anyway, my 4beaa34b02 final destination, 597ed2626a which I f853beb9f4 had to 0969d5a86d reach by 4b2da3043e utilizing these 1df4930fcd characters fulfilling dee1e3e7c1 their respective 221cdc3424 roles, was…345e3e9f95b6014e

‘The True Ending.’37791e7c22a8c9fb

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An ending I 46c68468c8 had never seen be9f7288d8 before.1a407c97d0bc1ca9

Don’t forget the main objective. To reach the final destination, I had to carefully discern how and to what extent the current situation differed from the storyline I knew.67f94c08271fbd17

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“Can I a9093fcf2e call you 0c6364cd6d by your 4397c68584 name?”ea883740a4083f32

“……I don’t mind. I told e6bd673285 you my 6427b39716 name so 09fb4424ff you could 884133684b call me 77b53b6f33 by it.”a7164beaba912a89

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“Hehe…. Lena, you 7bba1d486f wouldn’t kill 64d3ab8a2d your only f268a937dd friend, would 1862a8b92c you?”da1dcd93cb9755b9

I grinned ingratiatingly, emphasizing b75d29034c our newfound friendship while 8cbc1b31ab simultaneously trying to save 44d2a92cff my own life. Lena stared at 219c282cfd me for a 585bdc3383 long time before 08282bce08 finally speaking,5c12263300085b98

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“I’ve never ebc343f6b5 killed a 72ef6c34c8 friend.”e9f444b611b1bc75

That’s a relief! I’d managed to avoid 17ea5c458b another death fl….1101919aee05dd94

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“Yet.”098b96c2f3f25c9a

“…….”3c14825fc4496db2

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My face stiffened, 597725efdf and Lena looked 04b0eb0cef at me with a12e27e480 disdain.c81e45d13ed456a5

“You’re so serious. I can’t a639f00eea even joke 4c4348d986 around with cf8103f6a8 you.”55a0e477f9e2ec30

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“…….”9940932bf5b44057

“I said 74b774262b it was 492d9d6cd6 a joke….”6c8717ab1a30c7f7

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His almost 5c2b43c9da threatening tone b3032efd51 made me 5b7fe3aa75 instinctively force 08b2e9cd15 a smile 47dfef921c on my 273d986e9f face. My lips stretched d3b6dd73b9 into a wide, a609a9f55e unnatural grin that 337b126c24 trembled before drooping 91af9f004f into a strange da6b2d1a40 expression that was 717f15d9cf neither a smile 77b64a7400 nor a frown.5b5048b147a824a2

‘Where does 40e6d8dc89 the joke d2fec7effb begin and 1f6f72a7bf end?’260d8e55ba9cd043

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Was the part about 9c7eded065 never having killed a 0986391f92 friend a joke too? Am I safe?1009f0387044e3f1

“…Stop getting 0f18b5533b startled and 775472e006 trembling every b12116fcb7 time you 9c6e582d3e see people. It’s annoying.”e5fdc1f7cfc4d66f

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“You’re not 4ba53c5f3c a person, e8e68f2f4b you’re a 68a918cd60 ghost.”92d8ad3b74330306

“Close enough.”6119f97b87f35724

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“……Not even remotely 2d8a5fd27e close.”88293efbd0f453ab

“Why do 91742ad522 you talk 435d4c01a7 back so 7200594f95 much when 6969526b76 you’re scared?”f416360c0b3fbb15

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He chuckled.01b762207dc2a323

There was 59fb59073a no particular f465a76b19 reason. My words just tumbled 35457d0b0e out without going through c49c0667b2 my brain. Because I was 318e54d80b nervous!9782ab32123bb109

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“You’re not going 9b50637812 to lull me e0c2d74bfd into a false f411224453 sense of security 445be457ba as a ‘friend’ 57349eabfe and then stab d2048ea06e me in the 30e54064b4 back, are you?”36431e2f7483eabc

“…If you say eb5a3275b4 something like that 97058f97d8 one more time, 04a6bc5cbc I’ll give you 06ca57c744 exactly what you 932b41da21 want. How do you cd7913a187 want to die?”7ce4290cbcff565c

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“…….”d6ffa9309dc4fd41

His chilling words, delivered d3fb775d93 with a murderous expression, b6c5708774 shut me up. Was this 21ade7156b survival instinct?9534b988a77807e1

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I’m not scared. I’m not scared. I’m scared. I’m terrified. No, no, I’m not scared….2282867b0d3e70c6

I tried to suppress my fear through self-brainwashing. While I wasn’t afraid of death itself, I couldn’t understand why I can’t control the fear bubbling inside me.139e7fedbf6b154f

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